Startup and B2B SaaS stories, from hotlists and funding to shutdowns and growth journeys, with a focus on AI‑native and product‑led companies building from India for the world
The Privatization of Orbit: Reliance's $50M Digantara Bet Signals a New Era for Space Surveillance
In the first quarter of 2026, the rhetoric surrounding the...
Wishlink raises $17.5M Series B; Creator Economy hard-pivots to "Cost Per Sale." to Industrialize Creator Commerce as "Influencer Marketing" Dies a Quiet Death.
THE FUNDING...
Smart Capital Bets on "Centaurs," Not Just Code.
While the 2025 AI hype cycle promised fully autonomous enterprises, 2026 is delivering a harsh reality check:...
The definition of "Quick Commerce" is expanding beyond 10-minute grocery runs. HomeRun, a Bengaluru-based platform delivering construction and home-improvement materials, has secured $6.6 million...
Sarvam AI has exited stealth with a calculated double-tap: the consumer-facing Indus App and a heavy-duty enterprise stack powered by its new Sarvam-105B model....
The bottleneck in AI scaling is no longer just compute supply; it is power delivery. C2i Semiconductors, a Bangalore-based deep-tech player, has raised $15...
HEADLINE: 70x Profit is the Hook. The 'AI-First' Hard Pivot is the Trap.
The Lede
Lenskart isn’t just selling spectacles anymore; it’s selling operating leverage....
The future is not just automated; it is agentic. By 2026, the artificial intelligence landscape has shifted from passive "chatbots" that wait for prompts to...
The "Samsung vs. Apple" War for the AI OS has Arrived.
In early 2026, the artificial intelligence landscape has finally shed its chaotic "Cambrian Explosion"...
The Clawdbot (technically now OpenClaw, following the January 2026 trademark collision with Anthropic) phenomenon is the single most polarizing development in the 2026 developer...